Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:2

²You planted them, and they have taken root.

They have grown and produced fruit.

You are ever on their lips,

but far from their hearts.^a

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You planted them	נְטַעְתָּם֙	nə·ṭa‘·tām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5193 strike, fix, plant
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
they have taken root	שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ	šō·rā·šū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H8327 deal with the roots
They have grown	יֵלְכ֖וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
produced	עָ֣שׂוּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
fruit	פֶ֑רִי	p̄e·rî	Noun - masculine singular	H6529 fruit
You	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are ever on their lips	בְּפִיהֶ֔ם	bə·p̄î·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
but far	וְרָח֖וֹק	wə·rā·ḥō·wq	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
from their hearts	מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	mik·kil·yō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3629 kidneys

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